Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Agriculture
• Broadcasting
• Budget
• Consumer Issues
• Energy
• Environment
• Health
• Industry
• Internal Trade
• International Trade
• Justice and Law Enforcement
• Small Business
• Taxation and Finance
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Pertaining to Part 3, Sections 42-44, of "Bill C-44, An Act to Implement Certain Provisions of the Budget Tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other Measures", with specific reference to beer excise rates (Section 44), and the introduction of a proposed escalator tax to the excise duty on beer (excise indexation, Sections 42-43).

Policies or Program

• Health Canada "Drug Strategy and Controlled Substances Program and Policy", which seeks to regulate controlled substances and promotes initiatives that reduce or prevent harm, in respect to seeking support and endorsement by Health Canada of the National Alcohol Strategy (a voluntary initiative of a multi-stakeholder working group composed of alcohol and addictions Non-Government Organizations, academics, researchers, federal and provincial governments, the beverage alcohol industry and liquor boards).
• Health Canada support for the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Alcohol Strategy, adopted by the WHO World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2010.
• Participation in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) consultations on the Food Labelling Modernization Initiative, which has for its objective the identification of ways to better respond to changing consumer expectations and industry needs relating to labelling. This review will also consider changes to allow industry stakeholders to effectively market their products and communicate to consumers through labels.
• Participation in the federal Task Force on Marijuana Legalization and Regulation consultations to provide input on policy options, intended to inform Task Force advice to the Government of Canada for the design of a new legislative and regulatory framework for restricted access to marijuana.
• Requesting that Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) ensure that the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) action plans and strategies on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) align with the Global Alcohol Strategy.

Regulation

• Engaging in Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) consultation on the proposed amendments to Canada’s beer standard of identity under the Food and Drug Regulations - adoption of a proposed modernized Beer Standard (compositional standard).

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Justice Canada (JC)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Senate of Canada
• Statistics Canada (StatCan)
• Transport Canada (TC)

Address:
Suite 650, 100 Queen Street
Ottawa, ON  K1P 1J9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-232-9601

Client representative

Luke Hartford, President

Parent Company Information

Beer Canada / Bière Canada is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.